The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22
GOV. BOB Al BRVOKHAVEN
ADDRESSES THE GRADUATES OF
wHITWORTH COLLEGE,
And Captivates Every One Of His
Vast Audience by His Char
acteristic Talk.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL,I

Il u0y wa wv bIiAu ahd lhNob
day of Whitworth College Commence
ment, which all in all is tue most brill
isut occasion of the kind known in
the S ate If Mississippi. More than
5000 people had assembled in Brook
haven tn hear Robert l.. Teylor, the
orator Governor of Tennessee. His
audience was composed of the m 1st
disting llahsd aud cultivated people of
the State, PmoDg whom were Bishop
Galloway, Dr. ] j. Wheat, @. L. Rid
ley, OF Nash vile, Congressman Barks-
dale, State Treasurer Hemingway, Au-
ditor Stone, Judge Christian, and other
high off IisiS. ThsimmsIss audience
that had filed every available seat and
space in the magnificently decorated
chapel bad expected from Gov. Taylor
grand oration, one rippling with
humor, scintillAnt With wit ald i'm.
agery, made famous ss an ora
tor by his bnltiant Guberna.
toIial campsi0n. The nephew OF
Landon O. Hiynes, this mstchless
Tennessee orator, and the of Ma
than G. Taylor, the bulwark If the
old Wings in matters of debate aud
stump oratory. Gov Taylor, in his
effort today, proved himself worthy
OF his ancestry aud his reputstiop,
opening with b, ,autifnl description
Of lhs ensdow CT sadness that brooded
over Elem itself until it was
lit by tie smile of woman.
He passsd into beautiful eulogy of
woman today, and unique and hn.
mourons description of the sweet girl
graduates that hsppiest Great ure in the
world, that brilliant congomerstion
and sum total of human wisdom and
eloqusnce. Intellectually speaking,
he said sbe is brimful of gush, dash,
splash and fash, End literally p "a dered
with Jewels Of ideslty and Jetry.
He next described her dreams,
wherever FILTERED marble halls, Jew
els and 90 d roses and rsinbows, and
grander than all, spring bcnnets on
every tree.
He next pictured how In contact
with the actualitie5 of the world the
dream light would die out in a life,
and the roses woulu blossom out into
patches on the old mans pants,
and the grand piano mate
risliz d into a Singer sewing
machine, whose song would
be the song Of the shirt. Work not
pleasure is the watchword OF the age.
No rest but eternal energy is the law
OF life manifested like in star aud
atom, in dewdrop and ocean, and es-
pecially Is 1t fitting that this universal
law Of work should be obeyed and
manifested in man, the highest
OF Gods creatures. Under the
impulse of work, American thinkers
and inventors have subdued and bri-
died all the untamed and revolution
ary forces of nature and made them
ministering servants to man. America
is the grandest country in the world.
There are more societies for reforming
somebody and prohibiting something
here-there Is no limit to enterprise
and shrewdnees.
On Monday we buy bowling will
derness, on Tuesday we lay 1t out in
lots, on Wednesday We proclaim
through the press the grandeur Of
this great new city-s city not
made with hands. On Thursday
comes the grand picnic aud the
city is bonn amid the bray OF
bands and orators; on Friday
we water the stock, on Saturday we
unload at a grand profit, ON Sunday
we rest and on Monday we 90 in the
banking business and our families
start to Europe. We keep on hand
an endless stock OF natural resources
and booms and import patriots and
export cashiers to Canada and
we invented the great American book
agent, and have doctors that get in
more solid work for the undertakers
and cemeteries than did the Angel of
the Lord on the armies of Senacharits.
We have the knowiDgest boys, the
hapdsomest men ESPECIALLY Cover
nors), aud the prettiest women in the
world. The oration ended with an
exquisitely beautiful eulogy of wom-
ans mission of life, love and mercy.
The orator was frequently inter
rupted by applause, and it swelled
into storm as he took his seat, after
which picturesquely beautiful offer
ing OF flowers was presented to the
talented speaker in the name of aud
with the compliments Of the senior
class. In receiving this tribute, the
Governor said: "Young ladies', these
blossoms are as pure as your own Elm
less hearts, but not half 30 div;nely
fair" Then came the sensation Of
the day, which ives the presentation
by Miss Eucharist Favre OF q violin,
to the musical orator. The crowd
loudly insisted upon q tune, but the
Governor gracefully declined, saying
that he never played before company.
This afternoon at O'Clock the Alumni
association convened with Miss Lulah
Ragsdale as president, and Miss Ray
| ford as secretary.
The orator Of the evening was Maj.
Ethel Barksdsle, who delivered a clas-
sic and beautifully worded oration, In
which he made powerful and chival-
rous plea that women be given an
equs' right with men in the battle fol-
bread. He has always been regarded
as one of the most graceful and polish.
ed speakers of the State, aud in thiE
| Grafton he not only met expectations
but gave an address which for beauty
and lucidity of thought could hardly
be surpassed.
The alumni essay was read by Miss
Fannie Bower, who, by her beautiful
imagery and sweet girlish voice, fairly
captivated the audience.
This grand commencement wound
up tonight with a superb levee, al
which the president and bis wife re-
ceived congratulations and good wishes
for the success of noble old Whit
worth. Every lady pronounced this
the grandest commencement ever held
in Mississippi.